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Authors: Jackie Hosking, Nathaniel Eckstrom
Publisher: Walker Books
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Released: 06 October, 2021
ISBN: 9781760652715

An Aussie Christmas Gum Tree

Jackie Hosking, Nathaniel Eckstrom

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Synopsis

Recommended for ages 3+.

Join Possum and his bush friends in this rhyming read-aloud story, perfect to share for an Aussie Christmas.

From his lofty watch post, Possum is drawn to the sight of a distant tree covered in sparkling trinkets. A Christmas Tree, according to Kookaburra. So begins a quest in which Possum and his crafty crew of helpers try very hard to decorate their very own Christmas gum tree from Bowerbird’s treasure trove. But it’s not as easy as you might think!

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Read To Us! Story Time Kit: An Aussie Christmas Gum Tree by Jackie Hosking, Illustrated by Nathaniel Eckstrom

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Review | Book Life | Extract

8 December 2021

Read To Us! Story Time Kit: An Aussie Christmas Gum Tree by Jackie Hosking, Illustrated by Nathaniel Eckstrom

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About the author

Jackie Hosking

Jackie Hosking is a Nigerian-born Cornish Australian who moved to Australia when she was ten. Jackie began writing for children after completing a creative writing course at her local community house in a seaside town off The Great Ocean Road in Victoria. In 2012 she was awarded a Maurice Saxby Mentorship and in 2011 she mentored a Maurice Saxby Mentee on writing in rhyme. Her picture book The Croc and the Platypus was published by Walker Books Australia in 2014 and she is pleased to report that she has another two picture books with Walker in the wings. In 2019 Jackie was awarded a May Gibbs Creative Time Fellowship where she spent a month in Canberra. Jackie loves to write in rhyme and when she’s not writing in rhyme she enjoys helping others with their rhyme.

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Jackie Hosking, Nathaniel Eckstrom